Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retainers his Department has with outside organisations; and the cost of each retainer in tabular form. [16152/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science does not hold any retainers with outside organisations. A retainer is defined here as when an advance payment is made to secure the services of an individual or organisation for use when required.